Met chief attacks Home Office for not letting him sack bad police

Mark Rowley says he is frustrated at slow progress of review of perverse' disciplinary rules

The head of Britain's biggest police force has said he is frustrated with the Home Office for its slow progress at reviewing perverse" rules that prevent him from being able to sack his own officers.

Mark Rowley, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police, which has some UK-wide responsibilities, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he had expected results from the review in May but was yet to see them.